5/23/15 Answer Crosswords With Friends

5/23/15
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1A
“____ Jude” (Beatles hit)
Hey

4A
Pen ____ (written correspondent)
Pal

7A
PGA golfer Mickelson
Phil

11A
Shakespeare’s “Much ___ About Nothing”
Ado

12A
Tech support caller
User

14A
Having enough skill
Able

15A
Fake head of hair
Wig

16A
Female star with lots of attitude
Diva

17A
Responded to an alarm clock
Woke

18A
Fantasy novelist who wrote “American Gods” and “The Graveyard Book”: 2 wds.
Neil Gaiman

21A
Young male
Boy

22A
Small part of a jigsaw puzzle
Piece

25A
Spurt out, like lava
Spew

27A
1999 fantasy novel written by 18-Across, later made into a Claire Danes movie
Stardust

30A
Make a goof
Err

31A
Tumblr sites
Blogs

32A
Health club
Spa

33A
2002 fantasy-horror novella written by 18-Across, later made into a stop-motion movie
Coraline

35A
Rock band whose only #1 hit was 1979’s “Babe”
Styx

36A
Vegetarian entree, often
Salad

37A
Sticky substance
Goo

38A
Series of fantasy-horror comic books written by 18-Across: 2 wds.
The Sandman

43A
“How it’s ____” (long-running show on the Science channel)
Made

46A
Quarterback Tony who joined the Cowboys in 2003
Romo

47A
Horror film director Roth
Eli

48A
Norse member of the Avengers
Thor

49A
____ down (become thinner)
Slim

50A
Libertarian politician ____ Paul
Ron

51A
U-Haul vehicles
Vans

52A
Uplifting poem
Ode

53A
“Try to ____ things my way”
See

1D
Actress Goldie who won an Oscar for 1969’s “Cactus Flower”
Hawn

2D
“Nurse Jackie” star Falco
Edie

3D
Catcher who famously said “It ain’t over till it’s over”: 2 wds.
Yogi Berra

4D
Chubby
Pudgy

5D
Continent that spans 11 time zones
Asia

6D
“Chuck” star Zachary
Levi

7D
Sold to a hockshop
Pawned

8D
Network that airs “The Leftovers”
HBO

9D
Variety or sort
Ilk

10D
Kathie ___ Gifford
Lee

13D
Create a path of destruction, like Godzilla
Rampage

19D
____ blow (cheap shot)
Low

20D
Is shown on TV
Airs

23D
What stores and restaurants hope to attract
Customers

24D
Award given to athletes since 1993
ESPY

25D
Triple ____ (orange liqueur)
Sec

26D
____ and cons
Pros

27D
Small hamburgers
Sliders

28D
“It hit me like a ___ of bricks”
Ton

29D
Money demanded by the IRS
Tax

31D
Uninteresting
Blah

34D
Makes changes to, like a garment’s hem
Alters

35D
Rolled-up lawn starter
Sod

37D
Travelocity’s “roaming” mascot
Gnome

39D
Rock guitarist’s chance to shine
Solo

40D
Surrounded by
Amid

41D
___ vera gel (sunburn soother)
Aloe

42D
Number of spaces on a tic-tac-toe board
Nine

43D
Network whose first video was “Video Killed the Radio Star”
MTV

44D
“I finally figured it out!”
Aha

45D
“Mad Men” character ___ Draper
Don